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David Gushee discusses "Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies"

David Gushee dis­cuss­es Defend­ing Democ­ra­cy from Its Chris­t­ian Enemies”

October 2, 7:00pm
First Baptist Church Decatur
As many Chris­tians take a reac­tionary and anti­de­mo­c­ra­t­ic stance, Gushee tack­les the tough ques­tions in this time­ly work of polit­i­cal ethics
The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic - Artist Talk #1

The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Mag­ic — Artist Talk #1

October 4, 7:00pm
Online event
Join us for a vir­tu­al artist talk in cel­e­bra­tion of The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic.
The Unsettled: Ayana Mathis in conversation with Jericho Brown

The Unset­tled: Ayana Math­is in con­ver­sa­tion with Jeri­cho Brown

October 5, 7:00pm
Georgia Center For The Book
Charis and the Geor­gia Cen­ter for the Book wel­come Ayana Math­is in con­ver­sa­tion with Jeri­cho Brown for The Unset­tled: A Novel.
Starling House: Alix E. Harrow in conversation with Kira Apple

Star­ling House: Alix E. Har­row in con­ver­sa­tion with Kira Apple

October 6, 7:00pm
Georgia Center For The Book
Charis and the Geor­gia Cen­ter for the Book wel­come Alix E. Har­row in con­ver­sa­tion with Kira Apple for a cel­e­bra­tion of Star­ling House.
Anne Echols and Terry A. Repak

Anne Echols and Ter­ry A. Repak

October 10, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Join us to cel­e­brate the launch of new books by Anne Echols and Ter­ry A. Repak.
The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic - Artist Talk #2

The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Mag­ic — Artist Talk #2

October 11, 7:00pm
Online event
Join us for a vir­tu­al artist talk in cel­e­bra­tion of The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic.
Roxane Gay's Opinions: A Decade of Minding Other People's Business

Rox­ane Gay’s Opin­ions: A Decade of Mind­ing Oth­er Peo­ple’s Business

October 13, 7:00pm
First Baptist Church of Decatur
Opin­ions: A Decade of Argu­ments, Crit­i­cism, and Mind­ing Oth­er Peo­ple’s Busi­ness – An Evening with Rox­ane Gay
The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic - Artist Talk #3

The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Mag­ic — Artist Talk #3

October 18, 7:00pm
Online event
Join us for a vir­tu­al artist talk in cel­e­bra­tion of The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic.
Written In Water 5: Terrill Shepard Soules reads "Three Earth Dreams..."

Writ­ten In Water 5: Ter­rill Shep­ard Soules reads Three Earth Dreams…”

October 19, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Unique, one-time-only per­for­mances for the The­atre in your Mind!
"Marjorie Prime" a free reading of the Pulitzer Prize finalist play.

Mar­jorie Prime” a free read­ing of the Pulitzer Prize final­ist play.

October 23, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
This unnerv­ing play illu­mi­nates the mys­ter­ies of iden­ti­ty as well as the limits,if any, of what tech­nol­o­gy can replace & at what human cost
Let Us Descend: Jesmyn Ward in conversation with Regina N. Bradley

Let Us Descend: Jes­myn Ward in con­ver­sa­tion with Regi­na N. Bradley

October 27, 7:00pm
First Baptist Church of Decatur
Jes­myn Ward in con­ver­sa­tion with Regi­na N. Bradley for a cel­e­bra­tion Let Us Descend: A Nov­el at the First Bap­tist Church of Decatur.
Renée Watson - Ways to Build Dreams!

Renée Wat­son — Ways to Build Dreams!

October 30, 7:00pm
DeKalb County Public Library Decatur Branch
Renée Wat­son is com­ing back to the Decatur Library with anoth­er Ryan Hart Story!
Malaika Jabali in conversation with Kamau Franklin

Malai­ka Jabali in con­ver­sa­tion with Kamau Franklin

November 2, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Kamau Franklin joins Malai­ka Jabali to dis­cuss her book, ” IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S CAP­I­TAL­ISM: Why It’s Time to Break Up and How to Move on”
To Free the Captives: Tracy K. Smith & Jericho Brown

To Free the Cap­tives: Tra­cy K. Smith & Jeri­cho Brown

November 8, 7:00pm
First Baptist Church of Decatur
Tra­cy K. Smith & Jeri­cho Brown cel­e­brate To Free the Cap­tives: A Plea for the Amer­i­can Soul.
Written In Water 6: Lee Nowell reads " I’m Not Supposed To Talk About This"

Writ­ten In Water 6: Lee Now­ell reads ” I’m Not Sup­posed To Talk About This”

November 16, 7:00pm
Decatur Library
Unique, one-time-only per­for­mances for the The­atre in your Mind!

In the Fourth Floor Gallery 

Vis­it the Fourth Floor Gallery in the Decatur library dur­ing gallery hours for a range of shows through­out the year. Now on dis­play is The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Mag­ic, which will be open through Octo­ber 30th. Learn more at BookAsArt​.com.

The Book As Art v.11: Myth & Magic

Health Sto­ry­telling Author Q & A Series

In part­ner­ship with the Cen­ter for the Study of Human Health at Emory University 

Fall 2023 events list­ed below! Learn more and reg­is­ter here.

Fall 2023

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